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SENECA PLACE ON THE COMMONS

Ithaca, NY

The goal of this project was to promote a stronger relationship between the University and the City of Ithaca. The building would replace an underutilized single story building with a mixed-use, nine story building at a strategic intersection of Ithaca, adjacent to the central Commons.

The first level rewards the passing pedestrian with food and coffee from the retail spaces, and a protected roof over Seneca Street sidewalk. The users of the building include several hundred employees of Cornell’s Alumni Department and the Johnson School of Business on the second through fourth floors. The fifth floor has multiple financial services tenants. The upper four floors house a 104 room Hilton Garden Inn.

The building’s fractured geometry and use of multiple materials on the exterior sought to harmonize with the surroundings by maintaining a smaller visual scale.


  • OUR WORK
  • BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
    • OUTPATIENT|CLINICS
      • GCASA OUTPATIENT CLINIC
      • GCASA OTP CLINIC
    • INPATIENT|COMMUNITY RESIDENCE
      • GCASA 20 BED DETOXIFICATION FACILITY
      • CANANDAIGUA ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER- CADENCE SQUARE
      • KID'S ESCAPING DRUGS
      • CAZENOVIA MANOR
      • ACASA COMMUNITY RESIDENCE
  • CORPORATE|COMMERCIAL
    • OFFICE
      • MOOG AIRCRAFT GROUP EXPANSION
      • MOOG CORPORATE
      • COBHAM CAFETERIA
      • AURORA MUNICIPAL CENTER
      • BOSTON VALLEY TERRA COTTA
    • COMMERCIAL|MULTIPURPOSE
      • ONE CANALSIDE
      • SOUTH AUD BLOCK/EXPLORE AND MORE
      • SENECA PLACE ON COMMONS
      • FIVE STAR
      • MOOG FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
    • TENANT BUILD OUTS
      • CAZENOVIA RECOVERY SYSTEMS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
      • GOLDBERG SEGALLA
      • CREC 50 FOUNTAIN PLAZA
  • HEALTHCARE|MEDICAL
    • COVID-19 ASSESSMENTS
    • CLINICS
      • MOOG FAMILY WELLNESS CENTER
      • MOOG FAMILY WELLNESS CENTER ADDITION
      • BUFFALO VAMC- WARD 7A INFUSION CENTER
    • NURSING FACILITIES|CAMPUSES
      • FOX RUN
      • CANTERBURY WOODS- MEMORY CARE
      • CANTERBURY WOODS- DINING ROOM ADDITION
      • ELDERWOOD- CRESTWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER
      • UNITED HELPER'S SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
    • RESEARCH
      • HAUPTMAN WOODWARD CRYO-EM CENTER
  • HOSPITALITY
    • HOTELS
      • COURTYARD MARRIOTT-ONE CANALSIDE
      • RESIDENCE INN- DELAWARE AVE
      • SENECA PLACE ON COMMONS
    • CORPORATE CAFETERIAS
      • COBHAM CAFETERIA
      • MOOG- INDUSTRIAL GROUP CAFE
      • DINING ROOM ADDITION- CANTERBURY WOODS
    • WEBSTER STREET DEVELOPMENT
  • HOUSING
    • MULTIFAMILY
      • ATWATER RESIDENCE- GCASA
      • BENEDICT HOUSE- CAZENOVIA RECOVERY
      • AMHERST STATION
      • CAZENOVIA MANOR
    • SINGLE FAMILY
      • LAKE HOUSE
      • ELMA RESIDENCE
      • EAST AURORA RESIDENCE
      • LAKE HOUSE ADDITION
      • EAGLE HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION
  • HIGH TECH INDUSTRIAL
    • MOOG
      • AIRCRAFT GROUP EXPANSION
      • SPACE AND DEFENSE GROUP ADDITION
      • MOOG ISP ADDITION
      • INDUSTRIAL GROUP ADDITION
      • COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS CENTER
      • AIRCRAFT GROUP ADDITION
    • FIVE STAR
    • BOSTON VALLEY TERRA COTTA
  • MUNICIPAL
    • AURORA MUNICIPAL CENTER
    • ORCHARD PARK FIRE DISTRICT TRAINING CENTER OFFICES
  • RECREATIONAL|CULTURAL
    • SOUTH AUD BLOCK|EXPLORE AND MORE
    • YMCA
      • HORNELL AREA FAMILY YMCA
      • SOUTHTOWNS FAMILY YMCA
      • OLEAN FAMILY YMCA
    • COMMUNITY
  • RENOVATION|REPURPOSE
    • CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
      • SUCF KIMBALL HALL MASONRY/WINDOWS
      • SUCF- GENESEO ELEVATOR & ADA IMPROVEMENTS
      • SUCF- MACKAY HEATING PLANT
    • REPURPOSE
      • ONE CANALSIDE
      • RESIDENCE INN- DELAWARE
      • AURORA MUNICIPAL CENTER
  • RELIGIOUS
    • FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CLARENCE
    • HAMBURG UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
    • ST. JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
    • ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN
  • MASTERPLANNING
    • UNITED HELPER'S CANTON NURSING HOME- MAPLEWOOD CAMPUS
    • ELDERWOOD AT WHEATFIELD CAMPUS
    • PINEHAVEN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CAMPUS
  • FEASIBILITY STUDIES
    • ROBERT JAMES SALES
    • ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN
    • ABSOLUT CARE OF ORCHARD PARK


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